42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland


The members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in May 1993. The general assembly sat from May 20, 1993 to January 29, 1996.
The Liberal Party led by Clyde Wells formed the government.
Paul Dicks served as speaker until 1995. Lloyd Snow succeeded Dicks as speaker.
There were three sessions of the 42nd General Assembly:
SessionStartEnd
1stMay 20, 1993February 24, 1994
2ndFebruary 28, 1994March 15, 1995
3rdMarch 16, 1995January 29, 1996

Frederick Russell served as lieutenant governor of Newfoundland.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1993:
MemberElectoral districtAffiliation
Paul ShelleyBaie Verte-White BayProgressive Conservative
Clyde WellsBay of IslandsLiberal
Percy BarrettBellevueLiberal
Tom LushBonavista NorthLiberal
Roger FitzgeraldBonavista SouthProgressive Conservative
Dave S. GilbertBurgeo-Bay d'EspoirLiberal
Glenn TobinBurin-Placentia WestProgressive Conservative
Art ReidCarbonearLiberal
Pat CowanConception Bay SouthLiberal
Danny DumaresqueEagle RiverLiberal
Roger GrimesExploitsLiberal
Loyola SullivanFerrylandProgressive Conservative
Beaton TulkFogoLiberal
Oliver LangdonFortune-HermitageLiberal
Winston BakerGanderLiberal
Bill MatthewsGrand BankProgressive Conservative
Len SimmsGrand FallsProgressive Conservative
Alvin HewlettGreen BayProgressive Conservative
John CraneHarbour GraceLiberal
Don WhelanHarbour MainLiberal
Lynn VergeHumber EastProgressive Conservative
Rick WoodfordHumber ValleyProgressive Conservative
Paul DicksHumber WestLiberal
Edward J. ByrneKilbrideProgressive Conservative
Bill RamsayLa PoileLiberal
Melvin PenneyLewisporteLiberal
Alec SnowMenihekProgressive Conservative
H. Neil WindsorMount PearlProgressive Conservative
Jim WalshMount Scio-Bell IslandLiberal
Edward RobertsNaskaupiLiberal
Nick CareenPlacentiaProgressive Conservative
Walter NoelPleasantvilleLiberal
Gerald SmithPort au PortLiberal
John EffordPort de GraveLiberal
Chuck FureySt. BarbeLiberal
Bud HulanSt. George'sLiberal
Hubert KitchenSt. John's CentreLiberal
Jack HarrisSt. John's EastNew Democrat
Jack ByrneSt. John's East ExternProgressive Conservative
Lloyd MatthewsSt. John's NorthLiberal
Tom MurphySt. John's SouthLiberal
Rex GibbonsSt. John's WestLiberal
Fabian G. ManningSt. Mary's-The CapesProgressive Conservative
Kevin AylwardStephenvilleLiberal
Chris DeckerStrait of Belle IsleLiberal
Kay YoungTerra NovaLiberal
William H. AndersenTorngat MountainsLiberal
LLoyd George SnowTrinity-Bay de VerdeLiberal
Doug OldfordTrinity NorthLiberal
Walter CarterTwillingateLiberal
Harvey HodderWaterford-KenmountProgressive Conservative
Graham R. FlightWindsor-BuchansLiberal

Notes:

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
PlacentiaNick CareenProgressive ConservativeFebruary 21, 1994Results of election declared invalid by Newfoundland Supreme Court on January 14, 1994
Grand FallsMichael MackeyProgressive ConservativeJune 27, 1995L Simms resigned seat on May 1, 1995
GanderGary VeyLiberalOctober 10, 1995W Baker resigned seat on July 31, 1995

Notes: